Lithium diisopropylamide

Lithium diisopropylamide is a chemical compound. Its chemical formula is [(CH₃)₂CH]₂NLi. It is used as a strong base. It is a colorless solid. It was first made by Hamell and Levine in 1950.^[1]

Lithium diisopropylamide is used as the primary example of a superbase by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.^[2]

References

↑ Hamell, Matthew; Levine, Robert (January 1950). "Condensations Effected by the Alkali Amides. Iv. The Reactions of Esters with Lithium Amide and Certain Substituted Lithium Amides1". The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 15 (1): 162–168. doi:10.1021/jo01147a026. ISSN 0022-3263.
↑ International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. "superacid". Compendium of Chemical Terminology Internet edition.

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[1] Hamell, Matthew; Levine, Robert (January 1950). "Condensations Effected by the Alkali Amides. Iv. The Reactions of Esters with Lithium Amide and Certain Substituted Lithium Amides1". The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 15 (1): 162–168. doi:10.1021/jo01147a026. ISSN 0022-3263.

[2] International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. "superacid". Compendium of Chemical Terminology Internet edition.

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